Cisco
Login
Search
Platform GCP
Activity Upgrade

Configure Devices And Services Configure FDM-Managed Devices Templates Configure an FDM Template Create an FDM Template

Last updated: Jul 29, 2025

Create an FDM Template

When creating a template, if you select all parts, the template will include every aspect of that device's configuration; it's management IP address, interface configurations, policy information, and so on.

If you select some of the parts, the custom template includes the following entities.

Template Parts

Parts included in Custom Template

Access Rules

Includes access control rules and any related entities for those rules. For example, objects and interfaces (with sub-interfaces).

NAT Rules

Includes NAT rules and any related entities required for those NAT rules. For example, objects and interfaces (with sub-interfaces).

Settings

Includes system settings and any related entities required for those settings. For example, objects and interfaces (with sub-interfaces).

Interfaces

Includes interfaces and sub-interfaces.

Objects

Includes objects and any related entities required for those objects. For example, interfaces and sub-interfaces.

Use this procedure to create an FDM-managed device template:

Procedure

1

In the left pane, click Security Devices.
2

Click the Devices tab.
3

Click the FTD tab and select the device that you want from the list.

4

Use the filter or search field to find the FDM-managed device from which you want to create the template.

5

In the Device Actions pane on the right, click Create Template. The Name Template provides the count of each part on the device. It also shows the count of sub-interfaces, if any.
6

Select the parts that you want to include in the template.

7

Enter a name for your template.
8

Click Create Template.

9

In the Parameterize Template area, you can perform the following:

  • To parameterize an interface, hover (until you see curly braces) and click a cell corresponding to that interface.

  • To parameterize a sub-interface, expand the interface that has a sub-interface, and hover (until you see curly braces) and click a cell corresponding to that sub-interface.

You can parameterize the following attributes to enable per-device customization.

  • Logical Name

  • State

  • IP Address/Netmask


 

These attributes only support one value per parameter.

10

Click Continue.
11

Review the template and any parameterizations. Click Done to create the template.

The Security Devices page now displays the FDM-managed device template you just created.


 

After creating a template, in the Security Devices page, Security Cloud Control displays the corresponding template part icons to show the parts included in that template. This information also appears in the Device Details pane when you click the device or when you hover over the mouse pointer on the icon.

The following picture shows an example of a part icon to show that the template includes "access rules", "NAT rules", and "objects".

Previous topic Configure an FDM Template Next topic Edit an FDM-Managed Device Template